Town News Briefing

WINSTED -- The Winsted Health Center is seeking volunteers to help clean its grounds on Saturday.

The center will hold a cleanup day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and encourages volunteers to bring a rake, broom, trimmer or wheelbarrow if possible.

Anyone interested in participating may call the center at 860-379-0888 so organizers can order sufficient refreshments.

Volunteers will work on the grounds of the center at 115 Spencer St., but are asked to park across the street to keep traffic open for the emergency room.

hartford

Preschool Registration

The Hartford school district has begun registering students for preschool.

Parents may register children at any elementary school throughout the spring and summer. Parents must bring: a record of immunizations and an updated physical; a birth certificate; medical insurance if the child has insurance; and a Social Security number if the child has one.

Parents must also bring proof of Hartford residency. This may include any of the following: a dated rent receipt; a recent light or phone bill; a lease or mortgage documents; a driver's license.

There is a charge for preschool that is determined on a sliding scale based on a parent's income. So parents must also bring evidence of their income. This may include four recent pay stubs or a letter from income sources.

Children must be 4 years old or turn 4 by Dec. 31 to register.

For more information, call 869-695-8808.

Hartford

School Conference

Saturday For Parents

The school district will host a conference Saturday for parents whose children are enrolled in Milner, Moylan and Kinsella elementary schools -- schools identified as being in need of improvement -- to explain how they and their school will be affected by the federal ``No Child Left Behind'' law.

The conference will be at Moylan School, 101 Catherine St., from 10 a.m. to noon.

District administrators will explain the options for extra help, such as tutoring, and the entitlement to transfer to a different school that the law affords students enrolled in these schools.

Call Tina Perez at 860-695-8409 for more information.

Hartford

Immigration Topic

Of Forums In May

The Hartford Public Library, through The American Place service initiative, will hold two public forums on immigration in May.

The first will be held May 15 from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Hartford Collection Room of the library, on 500 Main St. A second forum will be held May 17 from 10 to 11 a.m., also in the Hartford Collection Room. The second session will be presented in English with a Spanish interpreter.

Both forums, initially held in March, are back by popular demand. They are free and open to the public.

Speakers will discuss entry into the United States, relative petitions, green cards, adjustment of status, non-immigrant and immigrant visas, visa lottery and public assistance. John Weiss, former director of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service offices in Hartford and current special assistant at the International Institute of Connecticut, will lead the forums.

The May 15 session will be introduced by Deputy Mayor Veronica Airey-Wilson and is sponsored by the Trinidad & Tobago Civic Association.

The American Place is an information and resource center at the Hartford Public Library for immigrants and refugees. Funding is provided in part by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. For more information, call 860-695-6334.

Windsor

Students' Fund-Raiser

Tonight At Elks Hall

WINDSOR -- Students in Windsor High School's Introduction to Health Career program will host ``Rhythm and Heart'' tonight to raise money to purchase an automated external defibrillator for the school.

The Elks Hall in Windsor was donated for the event and music will be provided at no cost to the school by AlphaWave Productions DJs. Dinner, which includes pasta, tossed salad and garlic rolls, will be provided by Loomis Chaffee school in Windsor. Dessert will be a variety of pastries and fruit provided by students working the event.

Ticket prices are $25 for adult couples, $15 for single adults and $7 for students. Tickets can be purchased from Dan Chrisis at Windsor High School, 860-687-2020, Ext. 564. Tickets will also be sold at the door.